One For All And All For The Group?
Last week, I wrote about The Hunger Games, the blockbuster movie based on the books by Suzanne Collins. One theme …
Wind At Sea Is Strangely Van Goghish, Says NASA
Yesterday, we took a look at invisible winds suddenly made visible, streaming across the Earth. This being the blustery season, …
Seeing What Only Wind Gods Get To See
“Dad, what causes wind?” asks 6-year-old Calvin (of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes). “Trees sneezing,” his dad explains. “Really?” …
A ‘Warm And Fuzzy’ Dino? (Yes, But Mind The Teeth)
Thirty feet long and weighing in at around 3,000 pounds, Yutyrannus huali goes by the nickname “beautiful feathered tyrant.” Yutyrannus …
Chocolate Bilbies, Not Bunnies, For An Australian Easter
In the turf war between rabbits and bilbies that plays out in burrows dug into Australia’s arid grasslands, rabbits, those …
Shake It Off: Earth’s Wobble May Have Ended Ice Age
The last big ice age ended about 11,000 years ago, and not a moment too soon — it made a …
Pollution Playing A Major Role In Sea Temperatures
The Atlantic Ocean, especially the North Atlantic, is peculiar: Every few decades, the average temperature of surface water there changes …
Beyond Darwin: Niche Creation And Creative Evolution
There is a famous image from Darwin’s thoughts. He likened evolution to a dirt floor filled with wooden wedges hammered …
Do Negative Ads Make A Difference? Political Scientists Say Not So Much
Pundits and commentators are forecasting that this fall’s general election will see an avalanche of negative advertising. But as voters …
Earth Has Just One Moon, Right? Think Again
Everybody knows that there’s just one Moon orbiting the Earth. But a new study by an international team of astronomers …
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